PHP class to get a short url using the Google API (goo.gl).

Hiram E. Perez | @driverInside | hiram.eps@gmail.com

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cURL Library necesary. 

# aptitude install php5-curl     in Debian systems p.e.

How to use:

<?php

require 'gooShort.php';

$go = new gooShort("Y0uRaP1K3y"); // your api key as param

$url_short = $go->short("http://www.google.com/");
print_r($url);
// returns "http://goo.gl/fbsS"

$url_short_array = $go->short_Array("http://www.google.com/");
print_r($url_short_array);
/* returns

Array
(
    [kind] => urlshortener#url
    [id] => http://goo.gl/fbsS
    [longUrl] => http://www.google.com/
)

*/

$url_long = $go->getLong("http://goo.gl/fbsS");
print_r($url);
// returns "http://www.google.com/"

$url_long = $go->getLong_Array("http://goo.gl/fbsS", true);
/* returns something like this
...

                    [browsers] => Array
                        (
                            [0] => Array
                                (
                                    [count] => 3
                                    [id] => Chrome
                                )

                            [1] => Array
                                (
                                    [count] => 2
                                    [id] => Safari
                                )

                            [2] => Array
                                (
                                    [count] => 1
                                    [id] => Internet Explorer
                                )

                        )
...

*/

$url_short_err = $go->short("fdasfj;dlfjw[0u29[0f9[ ud9af[a ");
print_r($url_short_err);  
// returns "Invalid Value"

$url_short_err = $go->short_Array("fdasfj;dlfjw[0u29[0f9[ ud9af[a ");
print_r($url_short_err);
/* return

Array
(
    [error] => Array
        (
            [errors] => Array
                (
                    [0] => Array
                        (
                            [domain] => global
                            [reason] => invalid
                            [message] => Invalid Value
                            [locationType] => parameter
                            [location] => resource.longUrl
                        )

                )

            [code] => 400
            [message] => Invalid Value
        )

)

*/

$url_long_err = $go->getLong("http://goo.gl/fbfdfd");
print_r($url_long_err);
// returns "Not found"

$url_long_err = $go->getLong_Array("http://goo.gl/fbfdfd", false);
print_r($url_long_err); 
/* returns

Array
(
    [error] => Array
        (
            [errors] => Array
                (
                    [0] => Array
                        (
                            [domain] => global
                            [reason] => notFound
                            [message] => Not Found
                        )

                )

            [code] => 404
            [message] => Not Found
        )

)


*/

 ?>